Eric Adams is arguably essentially the most hated mayor within the historical past of New York Metropolis (buddying as much as Donald Trump to get his corruption fees dropped undoubtedly didn’t assist), so when he was known as to testify earlier than the Home Oversight and Reform Committee yesterday (March 5), we already knew sparks had been going to fly.
Based on Uncooked Story, Bronx consultant, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, grilled the embattled mayor of New York Metropolis and known as him out for blatantly avoiding answering questions associated to the scandals that he had introduced on himself and his workplace. Regardless that Trump’s Justice Division moved to have the fees towards Adams dropped, the sudden change in course led to the resignation of three high U.S. prosecutors who refused to log out on the transfer, which prompted the investigation into the matter by Democrats.
Per Uncooked Story:
When senior Justice Division official Emil Bove ordered Manhattan federal prosecutors to dismiss the case, he argued that it had “improperly interfered” with Adams’ re-election marketing campaign. He additionally famous that Adams has been extra cooperative on Trump’s plans for mass immigration raids than some other New York Metropolis politician could be anticipated to — however denied within the footnotes of the order that there was an express quid professional quo.
Adams complained that Ocasio-Cortez was repeatedly asking the identical query.
“No, these are very totally different questions,” Ocasio-Cortez stated.
He continued complaining as she talked over him.
“I perceive. Mayor Adams, will you not reply this query since you imagine you’ll incriminate your self?” she requested.
Adams continued rambling because the congresswoman requested to submit the resignation letter from Sassoon for the file.
Ocasio-Cortez then learn elements of the letter referencing the Jan. thirty first assembly. She then cited different resignation letters from Justice Division workers who additionally refused to kill the Adams indictment.
She went on to lecture Republicans for downplaying the significance of the resignations.
Whereas it was extensively rumored that Adams was principally begging Donald Trump for a pardon in change for his cooperation with ICE and letting them run rampant by New York Metropolis, Adams was solely capable of safe having his fees dropped. However in the end, that didn’t assist, as he’s nonetheless out right here defending himself earlier than Congress.
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